Cris Lacy, Co-president of Warner Music Nashville, told CBS Sunday Morning that AI voice cloning sites produce approximations of artists like Travis that don’t “sound real, because it’s not.” She called the label’s use of AI to clone Travis’ voice “AI for good.”

According to CBS News, producer Kyle Lehning and Warner Music pulled 42 tracks, stripped away the music, leaving just the vocal. They then got a “surrogate,” voice in the form of country music singer James DuPre. The AI program, per the report, takes Travis’ voice and overlays DuPre’s singing.

Randy Travis and that voice helped build Warner Music Nashville into what it is today. "How do you describe the thing that just hits you in the center of your chest and unconsciously makes you feel full,

There have been a lot of opinions the past few days on Randy Travis' new single, his first since his near-fatal stroke in 2013. The stroke left Randy largely unable to speak or walk, so fans were shocked when it was announced that he would be releasing a brand new single this week.